Tire-protector.



, a" If P. A. NORMANDIN.

TIRE PROTECTOR. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 8, 1911.

' 1,16,725. Patented Nov. 10, 1914,

- WITNESSES a citizen of the fU-nited States, B}o'ston, in the, county of Suffolk and State of =Massa chusetts,'have invented new and "useful Improvements in Tire-Protectors, of

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To all whom it may concern B i known that I, PAUL AdNomirAnnm, residing at which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to protectors for 4. f'pnenmatiotires for automobiles or the like. 10

object of this invention is to provide means whereby the same may be securely held around ,the inner tube of the tire, in such a manner that it will not way. injure the inner tube. y 7 A still-further object is to provide a pro slip or other tector which can be easily attached to or detached from a tire.

With the foregoing and other objects in view my invention relates to'such details of construction and in the arrangement and combination of parts'as will be hereinafter fully described and specifically pointed out in the appende'dlclaim.

In des'cribing'my invention in detail ref-- erence will be had to the accompanying -drawings wherein-like characters denote like or correspondmg eral views, and in wh1ch:

parts throughout the sev- Figure 1 is a sectional view of a tire, the

meanslfor fastening the sides of my protec- ,tor being clearly shown. Fig. 2 s a cross sectionalview. of a, tire showing my protec- 1 tor inserted therein. Fig-J3 is a detail View.

In the drawings I have shown 1n'y protector attached to an ordinary automobile tire. My protector is adapted o be disposed between the outer shoe and he inner tube of the tire. This protector I construct preferably of sheet metal such (for instance) 40;

as steel. It is Well known that sheet steel contains a great amount of elasticity 'so when the same is used for a protector it not elasticity to the tire.

only protects the inner tube from being it amount of provide means punctured but also adds a I also for securely holding the sides or" my protector together in contacting relation. These means are disposed upon the outer side of the same so that they will on no occasion contact with the inner tube and thereby puncture the same. a

v Sp ifi e t Patented Nov, 10, 1914. Application filed August 8, .1911. Serial no. 642,926.

I- form at certain points along one side of my protector l the pairs of slits 2. Disposed on the other "side of my'protector at certain points opposite the slits formed in the other side are the rivets 3, which are adapted to securely hold one end of the sov shown a slightly enlarged portion on the ends of the, hooks 4. This helps to keep the ends from slipping out through the slits after they have been drawn through.

It should be noted that the edges of the resilient strip which forms the tire protector meet in contacting relation and are held 111 this positionby the hooks 4. These hooks 4: engage the eyes 2 and after the hooks are in engagement with the eyes, the'edge portions of the strip. will be prevented from moving to overlappingrelation andwill also be prevented from spreading apart. It should also be noted that theresiliency of the protector would prevent. any danger of the hooksworking out of the eyes.

It is thought from the foregoing that the advantages and novel features of the simple device hereinbefore disclosed will be appreciated. v a

- Having thus fully described my invention What I claim as new and desire to secure by. Letters Patent, is:' I A tire'protector formed of a strip of resilient material bent to form a tube having the edges of the strip meeting in contacting relat1on,- and securingmeans connected With.

said strip upon one side of the contacting edges and releasably engagingthe'opposite edge portions of the strip, the resiliency of the strip holding the fastenin'g'means in a iosition tohold the ed es in contactin rela'-- l 2:

tion and said fastening means preventing the edge portions oi: said strip from extending in overlapping relation. 4 r PAUL A. NORMANDIN. Witnesses: i

Louis E. LAMIAT, HAROLD l. HALL. 

